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Peter Drucker: His Legacy to Modern Management (Part I)

By Deepa

This Month With the passing away of Dr. Peter F. Drucker, we lost a colossus to whom we in the management world owe significant debt. He leaves behind a great legacy to Modern Management. As an author he published more than thirty four books and countless essays. This newsletter briefly touches upon of some of […]

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Revisiting Competencies based on lessons learnt from Jack Welch’s book ‘Winning’

By Deepa

This Month Jack Welch’s book ‘Winning’ is a must read for all who wish to look at “What Winners are made of”. He shares his own personal experiences, his successes and failures. He also writes about people who have made it because of perseverance, because of abilities to take risks, to make unpopular but fair […]

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Seven ways to stay updated: An essential aspect of your Professional Life

By Deepa

This Month Being current with the latest information in our area of work is a necessity rather than a luxury in today’s workplace. Yet, with the information deluge, we often don’t seem to have the time to read what we should be reading let along keeping up with what we’d like to read! Did we […]

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Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass

By Deepa

This Month Dear Readers, Welcome to the 1st Anniversary of HR News and Views! I am really delighted to be bringing out this special issue. This newsletter is to express my gratitude in taking the time to read this newsletter. Many of you may be familiar with the adventures of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and ‘Through […]

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9 creative ways that leading companies use to maximize the power of people

By Deepa

This Month This month comes in a different format. There are many nuggets of great information that one comes across while reading. I have been thinking of compiling some of this information into a booklet. This issue is to test out this idea. I hope you all will enjoy this compilation. I look forward to […]

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Let’s go to the movies!

By Deepa

This Month Movies… can make us laugh, cry, be inspired or plumb us to despair. Most can recall a movie that involved them emotionally. The vivid visuals stay longer in our memories. This issue is about how a movie can be used to teach management concepts at the work place in a fun and interesting […]

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Are you a prisoner of your point of view?

By Deepa

This Month When was the last time you examined the quality of your thinking? How often do you wish you had asked better questions during a meeting with a prospective customer or with your colleagues? How often did you just accept a point of view just because you did not have the time to find […]

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Three best practises of leading organizations.

By Deepa

This Month The recent business issues be it Business Week, Harvard Business Review, Forbes or Fortune have all been focusing on companies that are investing a lot of time, energy and resources on thinking of ways to stay ahead in the game of business. The ideas that are being tried out by these organizations are […]

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An Interview with Robert Fritz about the principles behind “The path of Least Resistance”, its application in organizations and his latest book.

By Deepa

This Month I read Robert Fritz’s book, “The Path of Least Resistance” sometime last year. I found his book truly path breaking and was actually contemplating attending one of his programmes in the US. It is not something I easily do (even the contemplation!). As chance, luck, serendipity would have it; Robert Fritz was in […]

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The top six challenges dominating the ‘world of work’ in the year 2005 and beyond: Part II

By Deepa

This Month I have added a new section called “suggestion of the month”. I look forward to suggestions, pointers, ideas, websites, books that you think all readers could benefit. This month I have included a time management tip that I try to follow. ” Gong Xi Fa Cai” to our Chinese readers. May the Year […]

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